stablie
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman stablie (Old French establie).
Noun edit
stablie (plural stablies)
- A group of hunters and hounds stationed around the perimeter of a wood during a hunt to prevent the escape of the game.
- military encampment
Descendants edit
- English: stably
References edit
- “stāblīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.